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Indianapolis bomb-disposal officers detonated several small explosives found outside a southwest-side house Tuesday afternoon. Police serving a warrant at the house in the 3100 block of South Taft Avenue found the improvised explosive devices in a shed while they were looking for stolen items. The officers seized and destroyed the devices after forming a perimeter around the property. People in the house were questioned about a business burglary but no arrests were made.
 

A former North Central High School student who admitted raping a special needs student inside a school classroom was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison. Danny Roads, 18, pleaded guilty to child molestation and criminal confinement. Roads, who is also a special needs student, admitted pulling the girl into the classroom and forcing her into sexual acts even though she repeatedly told him no. Investigators said the victim has the mental ability of a second-grader.
 

Fire destroyed one house and slightly damaged two neighboring houses early Wednesday morning in Pendleton. Firefighters from Pendleton and Fortville were called to the blaze in the 9500 block of West Constellation Drive in the Summer Lake neighborhood, near State Road 13 and Interstate 69, about 12:15 a.m. A couple escaped without injury after being woken by their dog.
 

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra returns with a Happy Hour concert Oct. 18 and full programs Oct. 18-19. Details here.

Vince Gill plays Clowes Hall Oct. 19. Details here. 

Natalie Cole plays the Palladium Oct. 18. Details here.

The Chucho Valdes Quintet follows on Oct. 24. Details here. 

Indiana Ballet Conservatory showcases its young dance students in “Pulse: Dancing to the Beat of Our Own Drummer,” Oct. 20 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Details here. 

Oct. 24

JCC

The first time Delia Ephron had me laughing was when someone shared with me a copy of her 1979 book, “How to Eat Like a Child.” Since then, Ephron (sister of the late Nora Ephron) has written screenplays for “You’ve Got Mail” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” was a producer on “Sleepless in Seattle,” and has written many books, including this year’s “The Lion is In.” I suspect she’s got lots of stories to tell when she visits town to kick off the 14th Annual Ann Katz Festival of Books. Details here.

Oct. 18-20

Crackers Comedy Club, Broad Ripple

Here’s a sentence you don’t often get a chance to say: See a star of Broadway’s “Porgy and Bess” live … in a comedy club. But that’s the case when the multi-talented David Alan Grier hits the road after playing Sportin’ Life. He’s no stranger to comedy, though, having made his name as a cast member of “In Living Color.” Details here.

Oct. 20

Palladium

Following his last performance here, I wrote, “Glover explored, celebrated and challenged assumptions about tap, connecting with the audience first through his feet, then through his body, then, eventually, allowing the light to hit his beatific face. By the end, he seemed able to tap on water.” If you want to see tap that’s innovative while honoring its history, this is a must. Details here.

Oct. 20

IU Cinema, Bloomington

This celebration of amateur films invites participants to raid their attics, dust off their film reels, and have their home movies screened. (Yes, IU Cinema has the requisite equipment to screen Super 8, 16 mm and other bygone formats.) I can’t promise the result will be art, but how many opportunities will there be to show your 1972 trip to Niagara Falls on the big screen—or offer it as a discussion topic with film experts and audience members? Details here. 

Oct. 18-27

Various locations

There’s lots to see—and sift through—at the annual cinematic celebration. But how to pick? Click here for some of my recommendations (My favorite: “Starry, Starry Night”). But don’t treat mine as an exhaustive list. The two dozen or so films I screened are only a small part of the overall festival. Talk to your fellow audience members. Do a little Internet searching. Or just take a chance on something you are otherwise unlikely to see at the multiplex—like a documentary about trash truck choreography. Details here.